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>It's a really fundamental tradition of french society, going back to the revolution (or even before) that you can think how you like.

That doesn't mean you have to want people who happen to think very differently to come in. You can like the fact that people in your country are free to think how they like, and also like the fact that most of them happen to like to think certain ways.

>people with unwarranted self-regard often think they can convince other people with obvious nonsense.

Projecting?